Facing flak from all quarters for having failed to prevent outbreak of communal clashes in Sangareddy town near here, police have started cracking the whip against its own personnel found wanting in discharge of their duty.
In a first step, Sangareddy town circle inspector P Chandrasekhar has been transferred and sent to Vacancy Reserve, pending further inquiry by IGP (Hyderabad Region) Rajiv Ratan.
“The government is very serious about taking action against those responsible for the Sangareddy communal strife and dealing stringently with any one found responsible for inaction.
“The IGP is inquiring into the entire gamut of communal violence and the personnel responsible for the incident/inaction thereafter,” ADG (Law and Order), S A Huda said in a statement today.
The state government is yet to seek a detailed report on the entire happenings in Sangareddy, headquarters of Medak district, 60 km from here, and the action taken by the district administration to bring things under control.
Curfew will remain in force in Sangareddy town at least for the next three-four days from 8 pm to 6 am in view of Hanuman Jayanthi, official sources said.
Preliminary inquiry into the clash between two communities late on Thursday night by the government established that local police “grossly failed” in containing the arson, as a result of which tension escalated leading to imposition of curfew in the town. MORE
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